They didn't want to leave when it was time to go home.

Meaning: The children didn't want to stop playing and go back to their houses.

Choice of Words: Leave means to go away from a place. Home is the place where you live.

Alternative Expressions

They didn't want to leave when it was time to go home.

Meaning: The people did not desire to depart from a place when the moment arrived when they should have departed for their residence

Choice of Words: They - the people who didn't want to leave Didn't want - they didn't have a desire to leave Leave - to depart from a place When it was time to go home - the moment arrived when they should have departed for their residence

They were reluctant to depart as the time for their return home approached.

Meaning: The people were hesitant or unwilling to leave a place as the moment neared when they should have returned to their residence

Choice of Words: They - the people who were reluctant to depart Were reluctant - they were hesitant or unwilling to leave Depart - to leave a place As the time for their return home approached - as the moment neared when they should have returned to their residence

Their desire to remain outweighed the need to return to their abode.

Meaning: The people's wish or longing to stay in the same place was greater than the necessity to go back to their home

Choice of Words: Their desire - the people's wish or longing To remain - to stay in the same place Outweighed - was greater than The need - the necessity To return - to go back To their abode - to their home

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